Aziz Ansari Outed As 'Homeland' Parody Twitter Handle

12/13/2012 2:27 PM ET

Comedian Aziz Ansari has come forward as the voice behind the viral Twitter handle that serves as a parody of "Homeland." The comic had been tweeting anonymously with the handle SergeantBrody before he accidentally blew his own cover.

The handle grew in popularity after Aziz retweeted several comments on his own account. He poked fun at the characters on the show, including Brody's daughter Dana. In one tweet he wrote: